Tonight's recommended show: Disney Cover Night
As I'm writing this, I've literally spent the previous several hours thinking about Disney songs as I had just seen The Lion King at the…
Win a prize pack from The Pale Pacific, including tickets to Disney Cover Night
I'm getting quite excited for next Wednesday night's Disney Cover Night at Chop Suey. Several of my favorite local bands will be playing the songs…
Klang!
When I first saw Motorik live, it was last month and they were playing a Factory Records tribute night. They covered, amongst others, Joy Division’s…
Is this any way to run a career? Or why you should see Estelle on Monday night at the Showbox
I remember last Bumbershoot (really, it wasn't even months ago) and seeing the British R&B/pop star Estelle's fantastic performance. Her single "American Boy" was on its…
Win tickets to see Hey Marseilles and Grand Hallway Thursday night
Because there's not too much time, I'll cut right to the chase. If you love local orchestral pop, tomorrow night's show with Hey Marseilles, Grand…
33 1/3 Shortlist announced
After sorting through 597 submissions, the editors of the acclaimed 33 1/3 book series narrowed down the best submissions into their "shortlist" and announced that…
Natalie Portman's Shaved Head playing at Vera tonight
I know it's short notice but still worth a mention here. The luckiest damn kids in the world, AKA Natalie Portman's Shaved Head, are playing…
Are bands "in the t-shirt business"? Should they be?
First thing, if you don't read the PDX-based music blog Pampelmoose, you really should. It is run by Dave Allen, the bassist for the legendary…
The Beautiful Truth
On this night I set aside to write my review of the late John Spalding’s posthumous album The Beautiful Truth, I went for a walk…
Lykke Li at the Showbox this Friday
This will be the third time Sweden's Lykke Li will be playing in Seattle over the past year and each time the venues have gotten…